WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) – We still have a First Alert Weather Day for Tuesday tonight through Wednesday afternoon due to snow and gusty winds. Snowfall totals will range from only a couple of inches in communities such as Wautoma & The Fox Valley to as high as 7-12″ up in the Northwoods. A few communities along the Michigan/Wisconsin border could get double digits due to lake-enhanced snowfall. This snow will be wet & sticky.
Weather Alerts(WSAW)
The first part of this upcoming complex storm system will be moderate snow. Rain arrives on Tuesday evening, and rain could become moderate at times. Rain will slowly change over to moderate to potential heavy snow early Wednesday morning. Blowing and drifting snow could reduce visibility and make traveling difficult.
Rain will become more widespread this afternoon. You may even hear a little thunder if you live south of Highway 10.(WSAW)
Rainfall totals will be higher tonight into tomorrow morning.(WSAW)
We still have a First Alert Weather Day through most of tomorrow due to snow and gusty winds.(WSAW)
By Wednesday morning, we are expected to have all snow locally.(WSAW)
To go along with all of the snow, we will also have very gusty winds. This is something that we did NOT have the last couple times we got moderate to heavy snow. Winds could gust as high as 30-40 MPH on Wednesday out of the north. The combination of snow weighing on trees, ice on power lines, and the gusty winds will create the potential for falling trees and power outages on Wednesday. Winds will calm down through early Thursday.
Snowfall Potential(WSAW)
Winds could gust as high as 30-40 MPH, blowing snow around on those roads.(WSAW)
Roads are not going to be in good shape Wednesday morning and early afternoon. They should improve once snow starts to lighten up, but blowing snow will keep roads slippery.(WSAW)
Outside of the aforementioned rain and snow, there aren’t any other serious chances for precipitation this week. Light snowfall cannot be ruled out south of Highway 10, but it’s most likely to track towards Milwaukee than us locally. We’ll let you know if that changes.
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